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Semsom

Restaurant Lebanese restaurant

👍👍 The food is amazing and the staff was very welcoming! The halloumi fries are 10/10. They have funny beers too :) People often mention good, staff, fries,


Address

Rue Lesbroussart 95, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium

Website

www.semsom.be

Contact

+32 2 647 12 01

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (322 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, 6 to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (12) staff (7) fries (6)
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  • 5/5 Alexandra D. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is amazing and the staff was very welcoming! The halloumi fries are 10/10. They have funny beers too :)
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sibylla V. 6 months ago on Google
    Semsom delivered on their promise: to provide the best for their customers... from delicious and qualitative food and great wine recommendations (the Austrian orange wine was a nice discovery) to a wonderful and attentive staff. Don't miss out on their perfectly seasoned halloumi fries with a generous sumac finishing touch. Value for money - approved. Though 6 euros for a 1L water bottle is a little unreasonable...
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 June A. 9 months ago on Google
    Good food, good portions, great service. I had a crush on the vegetable beignets and on the interior. The bread was disappointing though.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Eduardo O. 2 years ago on Google
    We ordered take away food from here on a Friday evening and it was inedible. The food was cold, messy, tasting and smelling old. Or we were unlucky or if this a regular approach they should reframing of doing it. Clearly, we got the feeling the food-box was packed for one or two days. In addition, it is not possible to prepare a decent falafel in the time they have done it for our order.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Issam M. 1 year ago on Google
    It is super super super tasty super good and well presented. They don’t have a lot of option but the few options they give you makes you travel to Lebanon as their dishes are full of different plates. So basically you can eat most of what Lebanon can offer.

  • 5/5 Noah G. 8 months ago on Google
    Ate here quite a few times between 2021 and 2022, takeaway and in the restaurant. Quality was always quite good, service was rather friendly (everyone could speak fr/eng very well) problems were always negotiable (if, for example, something was sold out). Nothing to complain about, all in all. Y'all should keep in mind that if you order this on uber eats, it's like ordering McDo; not as good as in restaurant, and it's on you for thinking that something that ought to be served hot can spend 30 minutes in a box and still maintain the same quality.

  • 5/5 Michele C. 6 months ago on Google
    Enjoyed a Lebanese typical dish, with hummus and other creams, good quality and good price, I recommend it.

  • 5/5 Sara _. 7 months ago on Google
    Had a lovely dinner for two last night ✨ Tasty food, good portions at a reasonable price (especially recommend halloumi fries). But what really made us love it was the service! Super sweet and attentive waiters that made you feel really at ease and welcome, creating an amazing experience. Really made our day and made us want to come back before we even finished our meal :))

  • 2/5 Andrea N. 11 months ago on Google
    The waiters and staff were very lovely and welcoming. However, the food was extremely underwhelming. It lacked flavour and just tasted so bland. I’m surprised it has such good reviews. For the price, the portions were very small and tasteless. If you have no idea about Lebanese food, you might enjoy it.

  • 4/5 Maarten L. 1 year ago on Google
    Very good Lebanese place, comes highly recommended! Only point I have is that the website implies as if the mix of mezzes changes every month ("Every month our chef prepares a mix of mezzes to compose your Semsom bowl", but so far every time I ate there it was exactly the same.

  • 5/5 Lauge 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing food, amazing staff. Thank you for a very nice experience

  • 5/5 Elise A. 1 year ago on Google
    Tasty food, friendly staff. We will be back!

  • 5/5 Jul S. 1 year ago on Google
    Unbelievably delicious. Halloumi fries are PERFECTION

  • 5/5 srdan G. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was tasty and arrived quick although we came as a group of eight.

  • 4/5 Edel K. 5 years ago on Google
    Food very tasty enjoyed the falafel and salad plate. Staff very helpful.

  • 5/5 findus 3 years ago on Google
    Ordered it last week. The wraps are extremely clean wrapped so your hands will remain clean. Lamb wrap was great and the price is an absolute steal. Packaging is eco-friendly and better than other food delivery services. They wrote my name and a thank you on the packaging as well, fantastic customer service! Thank you Semsom.

  • 5/5 Hannah M. 3 years ago on Google
    This is an amazing place. The food is mouthwatering, original and not at all expensive (- for this kind of quality food they should charge more). But what's more: the people who work there are so SO friendly - it's crazy! A little story; I made a mistake while ordering, telling them I would pick up the food while I thought it would be delivered. Completely my fault ofcourse, but they went above and beyond to fix it. They contacted Deliveroo because I didn't leave my number! They gave us free haloumi fries because the food was cold when I finally picked it up! They were just happy we got our food and sorry we had to wait so long! They managed to make me feel less bad about my dumb mistake, which comes close to a miracle since by then I was the definition of hangry. So in sum: if you want good food and at a feel good place, here it is 😊 Enjoy!

  • 4/5 Maria L. 2 years ago on Google
    Flavorful food. Nice service. We went with 3 kids and the staff was very kind and patient.

  • 5/5 Precious M. 5 years ago on Google
    Lovely lunch place that I frequent. Their lunch set at 10 euros (350g food, some flat bread and tea) is really good value.

  • 1/5 Maximiliano E. 2 years ago on Google
    Don't see the hype from everyone. Ordered the Share Me option - Semsom chicken, taouk bowl (Meat), frites de halloumi, beirout nachos, SemSom falafel (2pces), with a limonade - most because we trusted the "popular" notification. Everyone was cold, over salted, the beirout nachos seemed to be like burned pita chips with some strange sauce (gross)... too much hummus. Overall, everything was distasteful. Never going back. The one start is for the chicken, which was tender, had nice flavor, and was basically the only thing I ate that I enjoyed. Never again, and I don't recommend it.

  • 5/5 Artz M. 3 years ago on Google
    The food is delicious and the price is very friendly (about €12 for a plate and €7 for a wrap). The staff is AMAZING. I’m very happy I ended up here and I’m definitely coming back. Laid back and relaxed atmosphere and everything was tasty, from the halloumi fries to the homemade lemonade.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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